Monkeying Around

While the weather is still nice, we've been making sure to get outside to "monkey around" on the playground!

Besides monkeying around, we've been working hard in our classroom! The second and third grade students practiced partner reading while catching up on some news. When we partner read, we sit EEKK (elbow to elbow and knee to knee).

The daily journal prompts continue to encourage imaginative writing. One day, the students wrote poems about colors. During writing time, we read some silly animal stories. The students job was then write their own silly animal sentences and stories.

The Third Graders made USA windsocks to decorate the classroom. Soon, third grade will be learning all about the important parts of the U.S. Government.

Second Grade continues to learn about insects in science. Last week, they made ladybugs that are now hanging from our ceiling!

One choice students have when they are done with their work is to become a Resident Expert. To become a Resident Expert, students choose a topic to research. They develop questions about the topic and decide how they'll present their findings to the class. Anuj decided to become a Resident Expert on Gandhi. He made this poster and presented it to the class!

Amber was the Star of the Week last week.

Amber surveyed the class to find out everyone's favorite sport. Which sport was the favorite in our class?